Research Assistance Provided by Academic Law Libraries and Its Effects on Faculty Productivity

This paper describes a study done of the relationship between library-provided faculty research services and faculty productivity at American Bar Association accredited law schools. The study consisted of a survey of law school librarians of faculty usage of faculty research services and the gathering of publicly available information for lists of published law journal articles, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and faculty size. Ultimately, 54 law schools were included in the study. Faculty productivity, both unweighted and weighted by prestige, was compared with the frequency and percentage of faculty using faculty research services, U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, and faculty size. The top two correlations on faculty productivity were U.S. News & World Report rankings and faculty size, followed by either frequency of faculty use or percentage of faculty use depending on whether productivity was weighted or unweighted.Master of Science in Library Scienc